give up on (someone or something)

phrase

1

: to stop trying to improve the condition of (someone)

He has gotten in trouble many times, but his parents have never given up on him.

Please don't give up on me. I promise I'll do better.

2

: to stop having hope of seeing (someone)

We'd given up on you hours ago!

3

: to stop trying to do or achieve (something)

They have given up on their plan to build a new factory.

She hasn't given up on trying to convince her husband to buy a new car.

Examples of give up on (someone or something) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People may just give up on trying to sort the real from the fake. — Nick Dothée, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026

Burger King, though, isn’t quite ready to give up on AI just yet. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Feb. 2026

But one national outlet will not be able to give up on the case. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026

But Lake, one of the top women in the country, also didn’t want to give up on years of hard work climbing the ranks. — Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026